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Welcome to Country
Australian land acknowledgement ritual
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A Welcome to Country is a ritual or formal ceremony performed as a land acknowledgement at many events held in Australia. It is intended to highlight the cultural significance of the surrounding area to the descendants of the particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander clan or language group who are recognised as the original human inhabitants of the area. Welcomes are performed by a member of the recognised group.
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🇬🇧 Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous cultural leader who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, dies aged 66<p>Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven m...
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